Priscilla Lasecki Kieber

Death reminds me that there is really only one way to live. From the heart of love. Returned last night from burying Mom in North Carolina. A devoted Catholic, Priscilla Lasecki Kieber embodied the heart of bhakti yoga. Whether she … Continued

The fall, the descent, and its subsequent humility can be seen as another form of blessing.

Jack Kornfield AFTERTHE ECSTASY,theLAUNDRY 'Honoring the Fall'

'This longing you express is the return message.'

RUMI trans. Coleman Barks THE ESSENTIAL RUMI 'Love Dogs'

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint Exupery

“One must first of all concentrate one’s thoughts on an object. Once one’s mind achieves a state of concentration and the space between oneself and the object has disappeared, the essential nature of the object can be perceived. Then express it immediately. If one ponders it, it will vanish from the mind.”

MATSUO BASHO 'Learn From the Pine'

Contentment brings supreme happiness.

Patanjali trans.Bernard Bouanchaud THE ESSENCE OF YOGA, 'sutra 2.42'

'Can I extend my awareness of my self and bring it to each and every part of my body without any variation This is what I mean by fullness in meditation.'

BKS Iyengar THE TREE OF YOGA 'the flower'

The essence of realization is nowness,Occurring all at once, with nothing to add or subtract. Self-liberation, innate great bliss, Free from hope or fear. . .

Chogyam Trungpa, Nalanda trans. THE LIFE OF MARPA THE TRANSLATOR 'Marpa's First Journey to India'

...the 8 factors (limbs) of Patanjali's Yoga could usefully be arranged in a circle since it is by their combined power that the yogin propels himself forward along the path of internalisation.